{"conversationCode":"040-080","tapeNumber":40,"conversationNumber":80,"identifier":"37-wht-conversation-040-080","startDateTime":"1973-06-13T21:22:00.000Z","endDateTime":"1973-06-13T21:23:00.000Z","startDate":"13-Jun-1973","startTime":"5:22 PM","endDate":"13-Jun-1973","endTime":"5:23 PM","dateCertainty":"certain","timeCertainty":"certain","participants":"Nixon, Richard M. (President); Bull, Stephen B.;","description":"On June 13, 1973, President Richard M. Nixon and Stephen B. Bull talked on the telephone from 5:22 pm to 5:23 pm. The White House Telephone taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 040-080 of the White House Tapes.","locationCode":"WHT","recordingDevice":"White House Telephone","latitudeEstimated":38.89767,"longitudeEstimated":-77.03655,"chronCode":"5.5","chronRelease":"Fifth Chronological Release: Part V","chronReleaseDate":"21-Aug-2013","aogpRelease":null,"aogpSegment":null,"lastModified":"2015-07-27T17:04:10.235Z","findingAid":"Conversation No. 40-80\n\nDate: June 13, 1973\nTime: 5:22 pm - 5:23 pm\nLocation: White House Telephone\n\nThe President talked with Stephen B. Bull.\n\n[See also Conversation No. 445-27]\n\n      President’s schedule\n            -Meeting with bipartisan Congressional leaders\n                  -William E. Timmons","filename":["040-080.mp3"],"tapeStart":"","tapeEnd":"","participantsList":["Nixon, Richard M. (President)","Bull, Stephen B."],"prevCode":"040-079","nextCode":"040-081","transcript":[{"start":0.91,"end":2.55,"text":"Yeah."},{"start":2.57,"end":4.33,"text":"You watch the situation over there."},{"start":4.35,"end":8.86,"text":"As soon as the Congress is there, give me a ring."},{"start":8.9,"end":10.46,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":10.48,"end":11.08,"text":"Let me explain."},{"start":11.5,"end":13.31,"text":"I don't want to go over there and sit and wait for them."},{"start":13.79,"end":14.23,"text":"You hear what I mean?"},{"start":14.45,"end":14.77,"text":"Yes, sir."},{"start":14.81,"end":15.97,"text":"So Timmons will know."},{"start":16.03,"end":19.84,"text":"And I don't want to wait until every last dog is there."},{"start":19.88,"end":22.22,"text":"As soon as the great majority are there, I'll come over."},{"start":22.24,"end":22.62,"text":"All right, sir."},{"start":22.66,"end":22.86,"text":"Fine."},{"start":22.9,"end":23.42,"text":"Thank you."}],"aiSummary":{"text":"President Nixon directed Stephen B. Bull to monitor the arrival of bipartisan Congressional leaders for an upcoming meeting. Nixon emphasized his desire to avoid waiting for the full group to assemble, instructing Bull to coordinate with William E. Timmons to ensure the President arrives only once a majority of attendees are present. This directive served to streamline the President's schedule and manage his appearance at the event.","topics":["Presidential schedule","Congressional relations","William E. Timmons","White House operations","Scheduling logistics"],"generatedAt":"2026-04-06T06:03:35.525Z"},"topicSlugs":["presidential-schedule","congressional-relations","william-e-timmons","white-house-operations","scheduling-logistics"],"audioDurationSec":30,"audioFiles":[{"file":"040-080.mp3","bytes":974848,"durationSec":30.36,"bitrate":256876,"missing":false}],"audioIsShared":false,"audioProbedAt":"2026-09-18T02:20:02.407Z","audio":["https://nixon.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/audio/040-080.mp3"],"url":"https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/040-080","nixonLibraryUrl":"https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/white-house-tapes/40/conversation-040-080","license":"Public domain (U.S. Government work). AI-generated fields (transcript, aiSummary) are provided as-is without warranty."}